Form 8.3 - JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

24 Mar 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

18,247,332

2.64%

7,493,803

1.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,314,157

1.06%

17,919,663

2.59%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,561,489

3.69%

25,413,466

3.67%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

423

2.0255 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

554

2.0450 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

813

2.0128 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,126

2.0220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,364

2.0204 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,462

2.0260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

5,341

2.0064 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,750

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

8,679

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,202

2.0257 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

25,480

2.0062 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

33,829

2.0224 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

42,176

2.0251 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

62,997

2.0259 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,915

2.0301 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,750

2.0240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

15,955

2.0217 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

19,317

2.0252 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,867

2.0287 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,934

2.0061 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

39,665

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

73,439

2.0315 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

86,801

2.0155 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

129,010

2.0256 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

415

2.0058 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,332

2.0275 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,661

2.0285 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,206

2.0289 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,955

2.0217 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,047

2.0205 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,150

2.0310 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,610

2.0148 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

42,044

2.0157 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

45,289

2.0319 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46

2.0220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

129

2.0113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

407

2.0059 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

500

2.0182 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

813

2.0128 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,721

2.0212 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,174

2.0060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,214

2.0191 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,167

2.0067 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,439

2.0160 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,679

2.0001 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,657

2.0266 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,476

2.0222 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

27 Mar 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213